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Beating Pokemon Ruby With Magikarp Took Nearly Six Years

5 years ago

Beating Pokemon Ruby With Magikarp Took Nearly Six Years

2

Sounds Like Naruto’s Creator Just Talked About Killing Off A Character

5 years ago

Sounds Like Naruto’s Creator Just Talked About Killing Off A Character

6

Smash Pro Wins Japan Major By Going Back To His Roots

5 years ago

Smash Pro Wins Japan Major By Going Back To His Roots

In This Fighting Game Tournament, Each Round Lasts Two Seconds

5 years ago

In This Fighting Game Tournament, Each Round Lasts Two Seconds

Ian Walker

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Incredibly Real Manga Drawings Of Japan

5 years ago

Incredibly Real Manga Drawings Of Japan

Palmer Luckey Cosplays As Quiet From Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

5 years ago

Palmer Luckey Cosplays As Quiet From Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

6

Surprise Your Date By Beating Up Fake Bad Guys At Japanese Theme Park

5 years ago

Surprise Your Date By Beating Up Fake Bad Guys At Japanese Theme Park

4

If You Are Going To Play Dragon Ball VR, Please Cosplay Like Vegeta

5 years ago

If You Are Going To Play Dragon Ball VR, Please Cosplay Like Vegeta

In Osaka, Pay Money To Smash Plates And Relieve Stress

5 years ago

In Osaka, Pay Money To Smash Plates And Relieve Stress

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Japan Has Excellent Animated Commercials

5 years ago

Japan Has Excellent Animated Commercials

Nintendo Switch Owners In Japan Polled About How Satisfied They Are

5 years ago

Nintendo Switch Owners In Japan Polled About How Satisfied They Are

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New Trailer For The New Code Geass

5 years ago

New Trailer For The New Code Geass

1

Tokyo Tower Turned Into A Final Fantasy Dungeon

5 years ago

Tokyo Tower Turned Into A Final Fantasy Dungeon

More Incredible Cardboard Art From Japan

5 years ago

More Incredible Cardboard Art From Japan

4

Anime Paint Jobs For Gundam Models

5 years ago

Anime Paint Jobs For Gundam Models

Sony Is Not Messing Around With This Dragon Quest 11 PS4

5 years ago

Sony Is Not Messing Around With This Dragon Quest 11 PS4

1

People Want To See Live-Action Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stands

5 years ago

People Want To See Live-Action Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stands

A Gold Darth Vader Helmet Costs Only $1.8 Million

5 years ago

A Gold Darth Vader Helmet Costs Only $1.8 Million

4

Sailor Moon Still Works As A Figure Skating Routine

5 years ago

Sailor Moon Still Works As A Figure Skating Routine

1

Fire Emblem Echoes Shows How The Original Game Art Has Changed

5 years ago

Fire Emblem Echoes Shows How The Original Game Art Has Changed

2

The Nintendo Switch Versus The PS4: A Japanese Sales Comparison

5 years ago

The Nintendo Switch Versus The PS4: A Japanese Sales Comparison

Brian Ashcraft

14

Life-Sized Anime Girl In A Bikini For $34,000

5 years ago

Life-Sized Anime Girl In A Bikini For $34,000

Brian Ashcraft

9

For Poke Ball Lolly Containers, These Seem Nice

5 years ago

For Poke Ball Lolly Containers, These Seem Nice

Brian Ashcraft

Man Believes His Divorce Was Caused By Dragon Quest

5 years ago

Man Believes His Divorce Was Caused By Dragon Quest

Brian Ashcraft

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Popular Japanese YouTuber Is Getting His Own Manga

5 years ago

Popular Japanese YouTuber Is Getting His Own Manga

Brian Ashcraft

One Man’s Quest To Bring Old Anime To Life

5 years ago

One Man’s Quest To Bring Old Anime To Life

Brian Ashcraft

A Better Designed Kirby Dress Is Impossible

5 years ago

A Better Designed Kirby Dress Is Impossible

Brian Ashcraft

1

Blade Runner Pistol Is Being Turned Into A Water Gun

5 years ago

Blade Runner Pistol Is Being Turned Into A Water Gun

Brian Ashcraft

1

The Most Infamous Swimming Pool In Japanese Pornography

5 years ago

The Most Infamous Swimming Pool In Japanese Pornography

Brian Ashcraft

11

Osaka’s Cosplay Scene Is Stealing Hearts

5 years ago

Osaka’s Cosplay Scene Is Stealing Hearts

Luke Plunkett

2

Fight Square Enix’s CEO In Nier: Automata’s DLC

5 years ago

Fight Square Enix’s CEO In Nier: Automata’s DLC

Brian Ashcraft

5

Shady Potato Chip Resellers Appear In Japan

5 years ago

Shady Potato Chip Resellers Appear In Japan

Brian Ashcraft

2

Dragon Ball VR Set Coming To Japan

5 years ago

Dragon Ball VR Set Coming To Japan

Brian Ashcraft

1

Perhaps The Most Unusual PlayStation 4 Controller Ever Made

5 years ago

Perhaps The Most Unusual PlayStation 4 Controller Ever Made

Brian Ashcraft

2

Anime Cosplay Made Easy In Tokyo

5 years ago

Anime Cosplay Made Easy In Tokyo

Brian Ashcraft

1

Japanese TV Show Asks ‘Can You Tell What’s Chocolate And What Isn’t?’

5 years ago

Japanese TV Show Asks ‘Can You Tell What’s Chocolate And What Isn’t?’

Brian Ashcraft

30

Attack On Titan Overruns Tokyo Skytree

5 years ago

Attack On Titan Overruns Tokyo Skytree

Brian Ashcraft

1

The Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul’s Debut Trailer

5 years ago

The Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul’s Debut Trailer

Brian Ashcraft

3

Nintendo Also Discontinues The Mini Famicom For Japan, But Only Temporarily

5 years ago

Nintendo Also Discontinues The Mini Famicom For Japan, But Only Temporarily

Brian Ashcraft

2

After Fatal Accident, Attack On Titan Stage Show Is Cancelled

5 years ago

After Fatal Accident, Attack On Titan Stage Show Is Cancelled

Brian Ashcraft

1

Potato Chips Are Vanishing In Japan, Panic Buying Begins

5 years ago

Potato Chips Are Vanishing In Japan, Panic Buying Begins

Brian Ashcraft

6

Mum Apologises For Trying To Sell Son’s Rare Magic Card

5 years ago

Mum Apologises For Trying To Sell Son’s Rare Magic Card

Brian Ashcraft

17

PlayStation And Nintendo Versions Of Game Sold Together In Same Box

5 years ago

PlayStation And Nintendo Versions Of Game Sold Together In Same Box

Brian Ashcraft

The New Mythical Pokemon Isn’t Only In Sun And Moon

5 years ago

The New Mythical Pokemon Isn’t Only In Sun And Moon

Brian Ashcraft

Original Gundam Composer Yuushi Matsuyama Has Died

5 years ago

Original Gundam Composer Yuushi Matsuyama Has Died

Brian Ashcraft

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Persona 5’s In-Game Locations Compared To The Real World

5 years ago

Persona 5’s In-Game Locations Compared To The Real World

Brian Ashcraft

An Unlikely Origin Of Japanese Arcades

5 years ago

An Unlikely Origin Of Japanese Arcades

Brian Ashcraft

1

Not Sure About This Fullmetal Alchemist Movie

5 years ago

Not Sure About This Fullmetal Alchemist Movie

Brian Ashcraft

16

The Latest Pokemon Anime Episode Was Depressing As Hell

5 years ago

The Latest Pokemon Anime Episode Was Depressing As Hell

Brian Ashcraft

3

A New Ghost In The Shell Anime Announced!

5 years ago

A New Ghost In The Shell Anime Announced!

Brian Ashcraft

12

The Castle In The Sky Figure You’ve Always Wanted

5 years ago

The Castle In The Sky Figure You’ve Always Wanted

Brian Ashcraft

1

Starbucks Japan’s New Frappuccino Is American Cherry Pie You Can Drink

5 years ago

Starbucks Japan’s New Frappuccino Is American Cherry Pie You Can Drink

Brian Ashcraft

Dark Souls Rings You Can Own In Real Life

5 years ago

Dark Souls Rings You Can Own In Real Life

Brian Ashcraft

Kirby Was Made For Spring In Japan

5 years ago

Kirby Was Made For Spring In Japan

Brian Ashcraft

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Let’s Admire Sailor Moon Anime Backgrounds

5 years ago

Let’s Admire Sailor Moon Anime Backgrounds

Brian Ashcraft

The People Who Translate Japanese Sex Games For Millions Of Horny Fans (NSFW)

5 years ago

The People Who Translate Japanese Sex Games For Millions Of Horny Fans (NSFW)

Patricia Hernandez

1

Official One Piece Lingerie Comes To Japan

5 years ago

Official One Piece Lingerie Comes To Japan

Brian Ashcraft

1

The New Dragon Ball Super Ending Seems Familiar

5 years ago

The New Dragon Ball Super Ending Seems Familiar

Brian Ashcraft

The Duo Behind Namco X Capcom And Project X Zone Just Left Monolith Soft

5 years ago

The Duo Behind Namco X Capcom And Project X Zone Just Left Monolith Soft

Brian Ashcraft

Japan Has An Attack On Titan ATM

5 years ago

Japan Has An Attack On Titan ATM

2

In Japan, You Can Lift Weights With Maids

5 years ago

In Japan, You Can Lift Weights With Maids

4

An Accidental Ghost In The Shell Live-Action Movie Reminder

5 years ago

An Accidental Ghost In The Shell Live-Action Movie Reminder

3

What A Crappy Tokyo Apartment

5 years ago

What A Crappy Tokyo Apartment

8

Nintendo Switch Sales Nearly Double In Japan

5 years ago

Nintendo Switch Sales Nearly Double In Japan

5

Japanese Stock Photos That Are Strange On Purpose

5 years ago

Japanese Stock Photos That Are Strange On Purpose

1

Kid Makes A Cardboard Nintendo Switch Because Mum Won’t Buy The Console

5 years ago

Kid Makes A Cardboard Nintendo Switch Because Mum Won’t Buy The Console

10

In Japan, Sony Still Believes In The PS Vita

5 years ago

In Japan, Sony Still Believes In The PS Vita

15

The Godzilla Anime Movie Sounds Like A Totally Wild Sci-Fi Epic

5 years ago

The Godzilla Anime Movie Sounds Like A Totally Wild Sci-Fi Epic

James Whitbrook

5

Atlus Announces Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey For Nintendo 3DS

5 years ago

Atlus Announces Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey For Nintendo 3DS

The Hell Just Happened On Dragon Ball Super With Bulma’s Baby?!

5 years ago

The Hell Just Happened On Dragon Ball Super With Bulma’s Baby?!

4

Highschool Of The Dead Writer Daisuke Sato Has Died

5 years ago

Highschool Of The Dead Writer Daisuke Sato Has Died

2

If Nier Automata Were An 8-Bit Game

5 years ago

If Nier Automata Were An 8-Bit Game

2

McDonald’s Is Killing Off The Quarter Pounder With Cheese In Japan

5 years ago

McDonald’s Is Killing Off The Quarter Pounder With Cheese In Japan

16

The Internet Reacts To The End Of Naruto Shippuden

5 years ago

The Internet Reacts To The End Of Naruto Shippuden

11

Hideaki Anno’s Studio Sets The Record Straight On Godzilla Sequel Talk

5 years ago

Hideaki Anno’s Studio Sets The Record Straight On Godzilla Sequel Talk

1

Yu-Gi-Oh! Hair Looks Really Weird In Real Life

5 years ago

Yu-Gi-Oh! Hair Looks Really Weird In Real Life

3

Explaining Japanese Geek Slang: ‘Babumi’

5 years ago

Explaining Japanese Geek Slang: ‘Babumi’

The Last Naruto Episode Is Tomorrow

5 years ago

The Last Naruto Episode Is Tomorrow

13

An Inside Look At Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator’s Studio

5 years ago

An Inside Look At Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator’s Studio

2

Japanese Pro Gamer Claims To Be Descended From Ninja

5 years ago

Japanese Pro Gamer Claims To Be Descended From Ninja

4

Excellent Cosplay Last Weekend In Osaka

5 years ago

Excellent Cosplay Last Weekend In Osaka

5

Pokemon Developers’ Hiring Ads Lead To Inevitable Switch Speculation

5 years ago

Pokemon Developers’ Hiring Ads Lead To Inevitable Switch Speculation

4

Monster Hunter XX’s Voice Acting Sounds Pornographic

5 years ago

Monster Hunter XX’s Voice Acting Sounds Pornographic

3

Player Lands One-Hit KO In Japanese Fighting Game Tournament

5 years ago

Player Lands One-Hit KO In Japanese Fighting Game Tournament

Eric Van Allen

American Says In 2007 It’s His Dream To Work At Nintendo, Winds Up In Breath Of The Wild Credits

5 years ago

American Says In 2007 It’s His Dream To Work At Nintendo, Winds Up In Breath Of The Wild Credits

Ethan Gach

1

VR Schoolgirl Turned Into Life-Sized $31,000 Figure

5 years ago

VR Schoolgirl Turned Into Life-Sized $31,000 Figure

6

An Erotic Game With A Very Big… Script

5 years ago

An Erotic Game With A Very Big… Script

Sony Is Killing Off The PS3 In Japan, It Seems

5 years ago

Sony Is Killing Off The PS3 In Japan, It Seems

7

Burgers So Cheesy They Beg To Be Measured

5 years ago

Burgers So Cheesy They Beg To Be Measured

Wrong About Ninja, Again

5 years ago

Wrong About Ninja, Again

Capcom Might Have Put A Resident Evil 7 Conspiracy To Rest

5 years ago

Capcom Might Have Put A Resident Evil 7 Conspiracy To Rest

6

First Look At New Devilman Anime

5 years ago

First Look At New Devilman Anime

1

Seven Years Later, Pokemon Player Finally Maxes Out Pokewalker

5 years ago

Seven Years Later, Pokemon Player Finally Maxes Out Pokewalker

2

Twitter Users Troll The Ghost In The Shell Hollywood Movie

5 years ago

Twitter Users Troll The Ghost In The Shell Hollywood Movie

22

Bring Me The Head Of The Giant Gundam

5 years ago

Bring Me The Head Of The Giant Gundam

4

Pancake Baths Open In Japan

5 years ago

Pancake Baths Open In Japan

A Tokyo Parking Garage For Geeked-Out Cars

5 years ago

A Tokyo Parking Garage For Geeked-Out Cars

1

Cosplay Gear Made For Super Cheap

5 years ago

Cosplay Gear Made For Super Cheap

1

Godzilla’s First Anime Movie Is Coming To Netflix

5 years ago

Godzilla’s First Anime Movie Is Coming To Netflix

James Whitbrook

A Better Look At Boruto, The New Naruto Spin-Off TV Anime

5 years ago

A Better Look At Boruto, The New Naruto Spin-Off TV Anime

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